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hillzi
The Lost boy.
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 15/07/2011 : 20:46:54
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Anyone know much about the technical side of computers?
Thing is I had a Seagate 500gb external hard drive, that now doesn't fire up. The data's safe and I have just the hard drive next to me,
Is there any way I can save my 1200ish precious photos and other work?
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Sta~ple
qeeun speler
United Kingdom
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Posted - 15/07/2011 : 21:52:17
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What kind of external, desktop kind or the small portable ones? Any lights? sounds? If its a desktop then try replacing the power cable, or try the power cable on a different object and see if it powers it.
If it's a portable....new computer components have naff soldering, and that is probably what is gone in your hardrive, all melted and stuff, this is what happened to mine :( If you have a charger that fits the portable one, something like a PSP one, then that puts enough though the good soldering for it to work.. but I wouldn't say this is a reliable way :( |
   
A very special super, duper thanks for K :3 |
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hillzi
The Lost boy.
United Kingdom
3984 Posts |
Posted - 15/07/2011 : 22:47:33
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It's an external hard drive, yep it's portable.
The light did light up and it buzzed and beeped. I've had it sussed the motors knackered.. So even if I tried to use a different power source it couldn't fire up anyway.. |
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Kehhlyr
ǝʞɐɔ sǝʌoן
United Kingdom
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Posted - 16/07/2011 : 00:37:56
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| Have you tried to do a horizontal twist, just in case it's stuck heads?? |
-=Kehhlyr - The Resident Loon
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kelfezond
Snake Mite
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Posted - 16/07/2011 : 01:13:31
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I have a seagate 500gb, I won it in a raffle at an old-peopls home, I a m however far too drunk to answer this question so will revierw in the morning!
why did i make this post? |
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hillzi
The Lost boy.
United Kingdom
3984 Posts |
Posted - 16/07/2011 : 21:12:15
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quote:
Originally posted by Kehhlyr
Have you tried to do a horizontal twist, just in case it's stuck heads??
Was one of the first things I tried - no avail mate. |
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